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23 days ago by roycv (
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As an addendum I made the sails from Dacron / Terylene hot cut to seal the edges. These are the second set and the mast is the second mast as originally I had a 2 piece mast glued together incorporating a luff groove but it did not work out as the sails sat very badly.
So I went to the jack line systen and the sails have dress fasteners suitably stretched out and sewn in place. The other part is twisted and are the jib runners. This mast is wood but has the metal finish paint that is applied and later polished. It looks a lot like aluminium. I apologise to full size saiors as the fenders are there for display but do sail with the boat. I am not good at half hitches so just a knot. The window frames are from 00 gauge rail bent to fit which holds the glazing in place. Handrail was a laborious carve from hardwood and I have an easier way now! regards Roy ๐ Like
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๐ฌ Re: Condor
23 days ago by roycv (
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Hi all First picture shows the stern pulpit and lifebelts. These have an emergency flashing beacon attached and both come free from their holders. The stanchions I produced from round stock aluminium about 3/16ths dia. This was drawn through a draw bar and then progressive smaller holes until it was about 1/8th diameter. Painted with a rounded top and a hole drilled for the wire.
The next picture shows the pulpit with attachments I think of brass tubing Samson post and cleats the Danforth anchor is in place. Under the hatch sorry a bit blurred, the rudder servo which is attached to a monofilament line to give a near invisible connection to the tiller. The bracket and nut arrangement give an adjustment for the line stretching. The other servo with microswitch turns the engine on / off. Blurred in the foreground is the 6 ch. RC receiver I made from a Micron kit it has the old pin type Futaba connectors and is 27Mhtz FM. I left it as it works OK. I used to run it from my kit built Micron Tx but this has developed a fault since it was last stored and now I use an old Futaba M series Tx. The tabernacle supports the mast and the aerial connector is visible at its base. The sail winch is an arm servo of the same history as the one in my Pelican. This was fitted in the 1990 re-fit as previously I had 2 standard servos, one for each sail. ๐ Like
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๐ฌ Re: Condor
23 days ago by Madwelshman (
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What an absolute corker.
You've done a fantastic job of creating a really realistic looking boat there ๐๐ ๐ Like
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๐ฌ Re: Condor
24 days ago by Nerys (
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Condor looks a very nice model, actually, I vaguely remember Goosander in Yachting Monthly from my real boat days.If I remember correctly, the original was only 23ft LOA, then the designer built the 27ft. version and went off sailing around the Med
Cheers, Nerys ๐ Like
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๐ฌ Re: Condor
24 days ago by TonyAsh (
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Looks really good. if you have some close up pics it'll be good to see the detail and your winch arrangement.
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